Director’s Message
Welcome to the Center for Okinawan Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa! The Center for Okinawan Studies is housed within the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (CALL), and is one of eight such centers within CALL, along with the Centers for Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Pacific Islands Studies, Philippine Studies, South Asian Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies. Our Center was established in 2008 through the tireless efforts of administrators, faculty, and staff at the University of Hawaiʻi, supporters in our state government, and members of the community. COS is composed of more than a dozen affiliate faculty from across disciplines and departments within UH Mānoa and within the UH System. COS supports faculty teaching and research in Okinawan Studies, including the Okinawan diaspora — chiefly in the arts, humanities, and the social sciences — as well as supports publications, sponsors colloquia, engages in institutional partnerships (both domestic and abroad), and maintains relationships with community partners. COS also administers student scholarships through gifts from generous donors to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation.
Mark McNally, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Center for Okinawan Studies and the Department of History
